Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (CAR, COO, GE, MPEL, TAP, NOK, RJET, RIMM, SRE, SINA, SPLS, SRCL, RIG)

These are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research calls this Monday morning.

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NYSE: CAR) Reiterated Strong Buy at Zacks.
The Cooper Companies (NYSE: COO) named as Bull of the Day at Zacks.
General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) Reiterated Neutral and $21 target at BofA/ML.
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (NASDAQ: MPEL) Reiterated Overweight but raised target to $14.50 at Morgan Stanley.
Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE: TAP) Cut to Hold at Stifel Nicolaus.
Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) Cut to Hold at Wunderlich.
Republic Airways Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: RJET) Raised to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ: RIMM) Maintained Hold but cut target to $40 at Canaccord Genuity.
Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) Cut to Neutral at Goldman Sachs.
Sina Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) Maintained Outperform but cut target to $128 at Credit Suisse.
Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) called Bear of the Day at Zacks.
Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRCL) Raised to Neutral at BofA/ML.
Transocean Ltd. Co. (NYSE: RIG) Raised to Buy at Argus.

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